Chessex Manufacturing is an American company that sells dice, primarily for the role-playing game (RPG) and collectible card game (CCG) market. It also offers other accessories used in RPGs and CCGs.[2] The company also has a Chessex Europe branch office.[3]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Game supplies, former Game publisher |
| Predecessor | Chessex, The Armory |
| Founded | 1987[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
| Website | http://chessex.com |
Chessex was also a distributor and publisher of tabletop games—RPGs, CCG, miniature wargames, board games, and related merchandise—until October 1998 when they merged distribution with The Armory to form Alliance Game Distributors.[4]
Games published
edit- Banemaster: The Adventure (1995) collectible card game.[5]
- Skyrealms of Jorune (1984–1994) role-playing game.[6]
- Wiz-War (1993-2010) A board game originally self published by Tom Jolly starting in 1985, Chessex published the 4th through 7th editions of the game and a single expansion. While they continued to have rights to the game until 2010 the game was sold out and unavailable shortly after 2000.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Company links". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ^ "Chessex Online". Chessex.com.
- ^ "Chessex European Location". Chessex.com.
- ^ "Chessex and The Armory Form Alliance". Pyramid. Steve Jackson Games. October 2, 1998.
- ^ Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, p. 688.
- ^ Ogle, Harold (August 14, 1997). "Review of Skyrealms of Jorune". RPG.net.
- ^ Jolly, Tom (July 18, 2014). "A brief History of Wiz-War". LeagueofGamemakers.com.
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